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3V02525 VCF Networking Design (3V0-25.25)
VMware Certified Advanced Professional - VCF 9.0 Networking Design teaches candidates to design, analyze, and implement robust network architectures, routing, security, edge, and service solutions for VCF 9.0 environments, ensuring optimal performance and compliance.
Who Should Take This
Network engineers, solutions architects, and senior administrators who have at least three years of experience with VMware Cloud Foundation and are responsible for designing enterprise‑scale networking solutions should pursue this certification. It validates their ability to develop strategic, secure, and high‑performance network designs that align with business objectives and VCF best practices.
What's Covered
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Domain 1: Network Architecture
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Domain 2: Routing Design
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Domain 3: Security Design
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Domain 4: Edge Design
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Domain 5: Services Design
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Domain 6: Multi-Site Design
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Domain 7: Operations Design
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Course Outline
70 learning goals
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Domain 1: Network Architecture
2 topics
Physical Network Design
- Apply physical network topology design for VCF including spine-leaf, VLAN allocation, and bandwidth sizing configuration and operational procedures for enterprise VMware environments.
- Apply physical network topology design for VCF including spine-leaf, VLAN allocation, and bandwidth sizing best practices including deployment standards and integration with related components.
- Analyze physical network topology design for VCF including spine-leaf, VLAN allocation, and bandwidth sizing configuration and data to identify issues, performance bottlenecks, and optimization opportunities.
- Analyze physical network topology design for VCF including spine-leaf, VLAN allocation, and bandwidth sizing tradeoffs between different implementation approaches evaluating complexity, cost, and operational impact.
- Design a physical network topology design for VCF including spine-leaf, VLAN allocation, and bandwidth sizing strategy that satisfies enterprise requirements for scalability, performance, security, and governance.
Logical Network Design
- Apply NSX logical network architecture design including transport zones, segments, and gateway topology techniques for complex scenarios requiring multi-component coordination and integration.
- Apply NSX logical network architecture design including transport zones, segments, and gateway topology integration with monitoring, automation, and third-party systems for unified management.
- Analyze NSX logical network architecture design including transport zones, segments, and gateway topology failures and degradation using diagnostic tools, logs, and metrics to determine root causes.
- Analyze the operational impact of NSX logical network architecture design including transport zones, segments, and gateway topology changes on dependent services and infrastructure stability.
- Design comprehensive NSX logical network architecture design including transport zones, segments, and gateway topology procedures including automation, monitoring, escalation, and documentation.
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Domain 2: Routing Design
2 topics
Gateway Architecture
- Apply Tier-0/Tier-1 gateway design including BGP AS planning, ECMP, and route redistribution policies configuration and operational procedures for enterprise VMware environments.
- Apply Tier-0/Tier-1 gateway design including BGP AS planning, ECMP, and route redistribution policies best practices including deployment standards and integration with related components.
- Analyze Tier-0/Tier-1 gateway design including BGP AS planning, ECMP, and route redistribution policies configuration and data to identify issues, performance bottlenecks, and optimization opportunities.
- Analyze Tier-0/Tier-1 gateway design including BGP AS planning, ECMP, and route redistribution policies tradeoffs between different implementation approaches evaluating complexity, cost, and operational impact.
- Design a Tier-0/Tier-1 gateway design including BGP AS planning, ECMP, and route redistribution policies strategy that satisfies enterprise requirements for scalability, performance, security, and governance.
Multi-Tenancy Routing
- Apply VRF-lite and multi-tenant routing design for isolated tenant network domains techniques for complex scenarios requiring multi-component coordination and integration.
- Apply VRF-lite and multi-tenant routing design for isolated tenant network domains integration with monitoring, automation, and third-party systems for unified management.
- Analyze VRF-lite and multi-tenant routing design for isolated tenant network domains failures and degradation using diagnostic tools, logs, and metrics to determine root causes.
- Analyze the operational impact of VRF-lite and multi-tenant routing design for isolated tenant network domains changes on dependent services and infrastructure stability.
- Design comprehensive VRF-lite and multi-tenant routing design for isolated tenant network domains procedures including automation, monitoring, escalation, and documentation.
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Domain 3: Security Design
2 topics
Micro-Segmentation Strategy
- Apply distributed firewall policy architecture design with zone-based security and dynamic group membership configuration and operational procedures for enterprise VMware environments.
- Apply distributed firewall policy architecture design with zone-based security and dynamic group membership best practices including deployment standards and integration with related components.
- Analyze distributed firewall policy architecture design with zone-based security and dynamic group membership configuration and data to identify issues, performance bottlenecks, and optimization opportunities.
- Analyze distributed firewall policy architecture design with zone-based security and dynamic group membership tradeoffs between different implementation approaches evaluating complexity, cost, and operational impact.
- Design a distributed firewall policy architecture design with zone-based security and dynamic group membership strategy that satisfies enterprise requirements for scalability, performance, security, and governance.
Perimeter Security
- Apply gateway firewall and IDS/IPS design for north-south security and threat detection techniques for complex scenarios requiring multi-component coordination and integration.
- Apply gateway firewall and IDS/IPS design for north-south security and threat detection integration with monitoring, automation, and third-party systems for unified management.
- Analyze gateway firewall and IDS/IPS design for north-south security and threat detection failures and degradation using diagnostic tools, logs, and metrics to determine root causes.
- Analyze the operational impact of gateway firewall and IDS/IPS design for north-south security and threat detection changes on dependent services and infrastructure stability.
- Design comprehensive gateway firewall and IDS/IPS design for north-south security and threat detection procedures including automation, monitoring, escalation, and documentation.
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Domain 4: Edge Design
2 topics
Edge Cluster Architecture
- Apply edge cluster sizing, form factor selection, and placement design for gateway services configuration and operational procedures for enterprise VMware environments.
- Apply edge cluster sizing, form factor selection, and placement design for gateway services best practices including deployment standards and integration with related components.
- Analyze edge cluster sizing, form factor selection, and placement design for gateway services configuration and data to identify issues, performance bottlenecks, and optimization opportunities.
- Analyze edge cluster sizing, form factor selection, and placement design for gateway services tradeoffs between different implementation approaches evaluating complexity, cost, and operational impact.
- Design a edge cluster sizing, form factor selection, and placement design for gateway services strategy that satisfies enterprise requirements for scalability, performance, security, and governance.
High Availability
- Apply edge cluster HA design including active-active, active-standby, and failover behavior techniques for complex scenarios requiring multi-component coordination and integration.
- Apply edge cluster HA design including active-active, active-standby, and failover behavior integration with monitoring, automation, and third-party systems for unified management.
- Analyze edge cluster HA design including active-active, active-standby, and failover behavior failures and degradation using diagnostic tools, logs, and metrics to determine root causes.
- Analyze the operational impact of edge cluster HA design including active-active, active-standby, and failover behavior changes on dependent services and infrastructure stability.
- Design comprehensive edge cluster HA design including active-active, active-standby, and failover behavior procedures including automation, monitoring, escalation, and documentation.
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Domain 5: Services Design
2 topics
Load Balancer Architecture
- Apply load balancer design selecting NSX native LB vs NSX ALB for application delivery requirements configuration and operational procedures for enterprise VMware environments.
- Apply load balancer design selecting NSX native LB vs NSX ALB for application delivery requirements best practices including deployment standards and integration with related components.
- Analyze load balancer design selecting NSX native LB vs NSX ALB for application delivery requirements configuration and data to identify issues, performance bottlenecks, and optimization opportunities.
- Analyze load balancer design selecting NSX native LB vs NSX ALB for application delivery requirements tradeoffs between different implementation approaches evaluating complexity, cost, and operational impact.
- Design a load balancer design selecting NSX native LB vs NSX ALB for application delivery requirements strategy that satisfies enterprise requirements for scalability, performance, security, and governance.
VPN Architecture
- Apply IPsec and L2 VPN design for site-to-site connectivity and network extension techniques for complex scenarios requiring multi-component coordination and integration.
- Apply IPsec and L2 VPN design for site-to-site connectivity and network extension integration with monitoring, automation, and third-party systems for unified management.
- Analyze IPsec and L2 VPN design for site-to-site connectivity and network extension failures and degradation using diagnostic tools, logs, and metrics to determine root causes.
- Analyze the operational impact of IPsec and L2 VPN design for site-to-site connectivity and network extension changes on dependent services and infrastructure stability.
- Design comprehensive IPsec and L2 VPN design for site-to-site connectivity and network extension procedures including automation, monitoring, escalation, and documentation.
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Domain 6: Multi-Site Design
2 topics
Federation Architecture
- Apply NSX federation design for multi-site policy consistency and stretched networking configuration and operational procedures for enterprise VMware environments.
- Apply NSX federation design for multi-site policy consistency and stretched networking best practices including deployment standards and integration with related components.
- Analyze NSX federation design for multi-site policy consistency and stretched networking configuration and data to identify issues, performance bottlenecks, and optimization opportunities.
- Analyze NSX federation design for multi-site policy consistency and stretched networking tradeoffs between different implementation approaches evaluating complexity, cost, and operational impact.
- Design a NSX federation design for multi-site policy consistency and stretched networking strategy that satisfies enterprise requirements for scalability, performance, security, and governance.
DR Networking
- Apply disaster recovery network design including IP mobility, DNS failover, and traffic rerouting techniques for complex scenarios requiring multi-component coordination and integration.
- Apply disaster recovery network design including IP mobility, DNS failover, and traffic rerouting integration with monitoring, automation, and third-party systems for unified management.
- Analyze disaster recovery network design including IP mobility, DNS failover, and traffic rerouting failures and degradation using diagnostic tools, logs, and metrics to determine root causes.
- Analyze the operational impact of disaster recovery network design including IP mobility, DNS failover, and traffic rerouting changes on dependent services and infrastructure stability.
- Design comprehensive disaster recovery network design including IP mobility, DNS failover, and traffic rerouting procedures including automation, monitoring, escalation, and documentation.
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Domain 7: Operations Design
2 topics
Monitoring Architecture
- Apply NSX monitoring design with Traceflow, IPFIX, syslog, and Aria Operations for Networks configuration and operational procedures for enterprise VMware environments.
- Apply NSX monitoring design with Traceflow, IPFIX, syslog, and Aria Operations for Networks best practices including deployment standards and integration with related components.
- Analyze NSX monitoring design with Traceflow, IPFIX, syslog, and Aria Operations for Networks configuration and data to identify issues, performance bottlenecks, and optimization opportunities.
- Analyze NSX monitoring design with Traceflow, IPFIX, syslog, and Aria Operations for Networks tradeoffs between different implementation approaches evaluating complexity, cost, and operational impact.
- Design a NSX monitoring design with Traceflow, IPFIX, syslog, and Aria Operations for Networks strategy that satisfies enterprise requirements for scalability, performance, security, and governance.
Troubleshooting Framework
- Apply network troubleshooting framework design with diagnostic procedures and escalation paths techniques for complex scenarios requiring multi-component coordination and integration.
- Apply network troubleshooting framework design with diagnostic procedures and escalation paths integration with monitoring, automation, and third-party systems for unified management.
- Analyze network troubleshooting framework design with diagnostic procedures and escalation paths failures and degradation using diagnostic tools, logs, and metrics to determine root causes.
- Analyze the operational impact of network troubleshooting framework design with diagnostic procedures and escalation paths changes on dependent services and infrastructure stability.
- Design comprehensive network troubleshooting framework design with diagnostic procedures and escalation paths procedures including automation, monitoring, escalation, and documentation.
Scope
Included Topics
- VCF networking architecture design including NSX topology, transport zone layout, routing architecture, micro-segmentation strategy, edge design, VPN, and multi-site networking.
- Enterprise-level VMware technology knowledge for VCF 9.0 Networking Design.
Not Covered
- Implementation details beyond stated certification scope.
- Vendor-specific third-party configurations.
- Current pricing and partner program details.
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